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Substrate handler, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method

US8174680B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 2009
Grant dateMay 8, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/7075
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus, method, and system is provided to condition a substrate. The apparatus can include a substrate handler, an array of diodes, and a projection system. The substrate handler can include a conditioning device, a float device, and a displacing device. The array of diodes can be configured to provide a patterned radiation beam, where the projection system projects the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of a conditioned substrate.

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